Glacier Melting Reveals Long-Lost Mountaineers

DNA testing identified two Belgian climbers found on Trift Glacier 34 years after their disappearance in 1992.
Climbers were part of a 1992 expedition to Weissmies summit, reaching Almagell hut before bad weather.
Remains were found in Saas-Grund, leading to recovery and transport to Valais Hospital.
Climate change is accelerating glacier melting, releasing remains and leading to discoveries.
Valais police maintain a list of missing persons since 1925, focusing on high-altitude cases.
Another mountaineer from 1994 was found last year on Ober Gabelhorn.
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